The International Center, housed at theCUNY Graduate Centerin New York City, employs a staff of 28, overseen by the Editor-in-Chief. Editors, technology experts, and administrators at the Center compile, edit, index, and publish the database. They also supplement the work of the committees by writing abstracts and searching for information on publications that might otherwise be missed. The Center produces printed volumes and distributes the bibliography to several outside database aggregators who publish it online (these databases are updated monthly).

The greater RILM organization is a global network of national committeesin some 50 countries that are responsible for ensuring that all significant writings on music published in their respective countries or regions are represented in RILM; these committees are composed of musicologists and librarians based at major universities, national libraries, and research institutes.